Vegeta gets a bad rep. Sure, the Prince of Saiyans tends to play second fiddle to Kakarot, but Dragon Ball's resident tsundere can hold his own against the best of them. If it were not for his pesky pride, Vegeta might have eliminated the likes of Semi-Perfect Cell or perhaps Frieza's earliest forms. Unfortunately, Vegeta's neverending desire to establish himself as Goku's superior usually results in the Prince making the situation worse. Dragon Ball Super bestows the Saiyan with some much-needed character development, while also steadily heightening Vegeta's c🐓ombat prowess.

Vegeta has a rather awful track record, especially in Dragon Ball Z. In fact, the dude may just be the franchise's greatest jobber. Yes, even more so than Yamcha. Yamcha! It seems like an arc does not pass without the central villain turning Vegeta into a glorified punching bag, prompting Goku (or Gohan) to take charge and save the day. Racking up losses on a regular basis, one may assume Vegeta ranks pretty low in the Dragon Ball's power rankings. Well, things are not quite so simple. Considering Dragon Ball Super essentially turns Vegeta into a god, the Saiyan obviously outpowers many short-lived characters. In the name of fairness, challengers will be compared to the version of Vegeta found ꦦin their respective arcs. Judgment will be passed in a vacuum, hence Vegeta may still come ahead despite losing a previous encounter.

Here are 15 Dragon Ball characters stronger than Vegeta (an🔴d 15 strange ones who aren’t)!

30 Stronger: Goku ▨ 🐼

Why not start things off with the most obvious e🎃ntry? Goku is Vegeta’s rival, however the same does not hold true in reverse. Vegeta strives to surpass Kakarot. Without the presence of the unpretentious Saiyan to consistently remind th🐷e Prince of his limitations, Vegeta may never have dared to turn against Frieza. Vegeta hates but respects Goku, and the only thing Saiyans truly respect is power.

While they have fought numerous times, Goku and Vegeta’s contest during Dragon Ball Z’s Saiyan Saga defines their relationship. Vegeta puts up a good fight, however, Goku🐷 unleashes Kaio-Ken an♉d overpowers his arrogant opponent.

29 ﷽ Weaker: Golden Frieza

Frieza is the mortal enemy of all Saiyans. As the Prince of said race, Vegeta detests the war criminal more than even Goku. A fine enough film in its own right, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' falls just short of greatness due to Golden Frieza simply failing to come across as a threat to either Goku or Vegeta. Now, in all fairness, Frieza had yet to maste🅘r the form’s true potential.

On🍌ce the Tournament of Power comes around, the gap has definitely shrunk between Golden Frieza and Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta. However, the former struggles badly against Toppo’s God of Destruction form, while the latter fared far better.

28 ℱ Stronger: Super Saiyan 2 Gohan ✨

Now, in all fairness, comparing a Super Saiyan 2 to a mere Super Saiyan is hardly fair. Nevertheless, we are doing it anyway! The Cell Saga arguably marks Vegeta’s lowest moment in the series, as the anti-hero permits the main villain to reach his final form at the expense of the Earth’s safety. D🤪uring this time, Vegeta ranks relatively high amon🐲gst Super Saiyans. That all changes once Gohan electrifies the competition.

Despite a full bill of health, Vegeta struggles against a Cell Jr. C♍omparatively, Gohan eliminates a whole party of the💦 miniature androids without breaking a sweat.

27 ๊ Weaker: Ultimate Gohan

While Vegeta arguably has the lead up unꦺtil the Android Saga, Gohan is a tier above the Prince of Saiyans throughout the rest of Dragon Ball Z. Ultimate Gohan wrecks Majin Vegeta without missing a beat. If Goku’s son continued to evolve an🐈d train, Gohan could have matured into the strongest Z fighter of all time. Alas, life had different plans.

Dragon Ball Super relegates Gohan to little more than a glorified cameo, with the Saiyan only regaining his Ultimate form during the final arc in the anime. By the time the Universe Survival Saga rolls aroun🧸d, Ultimate Gohan cannot hold a candle to Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta.

26 ﷽ Stronger: Jirenꦗ

Endeavoring to raise the stakes set by Goku Black, Zamasu, and Golden Frieza; Dragon Ball Super found its answer in the form of Universe 11’s Jiren. A muscular defender of justice with an incredibly cliché backstory and a nondescript face, Jiren a꧑llows his actions to speak for themselꦚves. As the final opponent to challenge Goku, Jiren competes in a higher bracket than the Prince of Saiyans.

Now, to give credit where cred💧it is due, during their fight, Vegeta does land a few decent hits, including a particularly stern kick to th𒊎e Pride Trooper’s midsection. Vegeta has the skill but lacks the power to face Jiren on equal footing.

25 Weaker: Anilaza 𝓰 ﷽

Introducing a couple of dozen new faces to the mix, the Universe Survival Saga buckled under the weight of its cast. Consequently𝄹, many characters are relegated to monsters of the week. Out of all the throwaway enemies, Anilaza towers head and shoulders above the fodder! A Godzillaesque creature created thﷺrough the fusion of four Universe 3 members, Anilaza overwhelms six of Universe 7’s members. Super Saiyan Vegeta is part of that team.

Not to take anything away from Universe 3’s ace in the hole, but Anꦫilaza fails to persuade Vegeta or Goku to activate Super Saiyan Blue. Furthermore, the gigantic monster has an obvious weak spot stamped on his . Des🌳pite evidence to the contrary, Vegeta is not an idiot.

24 ꧒ Stronger: Beerus

Unive🥂rse 7’s God of Destruction seems poised to serve as the final threshold for Goku and – t𒊎o a lesser extent – Vegeta to transcend. While stronger fighters do exist, even among the Gods of Destruction; Beerus is the Saiyans’ master, conqueror, and deity. Strictly speaking, Universe 7 cannot offer a more powerful opponent than the Egyptian cat.

Due to Beerus’ training, Vegetaไ and Goku have closed the gap. Nevertheless, we doubt the ඣsensei has taught all his tricks to his students.

23 Weaker: H꧙i🍰t

In the Universe 6 Saga, S💝u🦩per Saiyan Blue Vegeta and Hit collide in their one and only match, concluding with the latter securing a comfortable victory. Taking into account the outcome of their solitary contest, Hit should naturally rank above the Prince. Yet, we find ourselves leaning in the Saiyan's favor.

While a competent close quarters 🍰combatant, Hit relies heavily on his Time-Skip ability to swiftly eliminate his targets. Without prior knowledge of this move, Vegeta was caught unprepared by Universe 6’s strongest warrior. Such a situation is unlikely to repeat itself. Any future fights will come down to the wire.

22 💙 🎶 Stronger: Whis

Even destroyers of worlds require an education. Beerus found his master in the form of the angelic Whis, a peaceful and somewhat carefree character with seemingly infinite potential. As the Grand Minister’s children, Whis and his siblings are only surpassed bඣy their father and the ruler of the entire multiverse, Zeno.

Dragon Ball Super: Broly established that the Legendary Super Sai﷽yan lacks the requisite power to cause Whis to fight seriou👍sly. Will the angel ever show his true strength? Maybe, maybe not; either way, Vegeta is no match for Whis.

21 Weaker: Innocent Buu 🦩 🃏

If comparisons are restricted to the Majin Buu Saga, Innocent Buu is stronger than all the Z Fighters besides Super Saiyan 3 Goku and Ultimate Gohan. Be that as it may, the character stuck around for the franchise’s subsequent outings. Buu snores his way through most of Dragon Ball Super, with the only worthwhile contribution 𓃲arriving in the form of a squash match against Basil in Zeno’s exhibition session prior to the Tournament of Power. Due to his opponent’s power deficit, pinpointing Buu’s current energy level is quite tricky.

According to the data presented by the series, Vegeta see♍ms to have surpassed Innocent Buu by quite a notable margin. Bribe Buu with a cup of pudding an🤡d the match is over.